Venezuela is in a state of utter chaos and the government is being awfully cryptic about it. President Nicolas Maduro declared a constitutional state of emergency on Friday reportedly in order to “prepare to denounce, neutralize and overcome the external and foreign aggressions against [Venezuela].” Maduro, the heir of former President Hugo Chavez, didn’t provide many details about the reasons for the announcement, but indicated that the decision was made in case of a “foreign attack.” Read More

Six men found guilty of crimes against “civilian national security” were hanged on Sunday in Afghanistan. The executions, which were meant to set an example to future extremists, including the Taliban, mark a shift in the Afghan government’s crackdown on extremism. Read More

Every young generation receives a certain amount of flack from older generations for being “unrealistically liberal,” but there’s really no doubt about it: Millennials are more liberal than any other comparable young generation in the past, and even those who identify with the Republican party are significantly more liberal than their older counterparts. Young people today are of the mindset that “America needs a moral rebirth.” Read More